BARB CONFIGURATIONS FOR BARBED SUTURES

Title:

BARB CONFIGURATIONS FOR BARBED SUTURES

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2004030704

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A barbed suture (1) for connecting tissue, and a combination surgical needle with a barbed suture (1). The suture includes an elongated body (2) and a plurality of barbs (7, 9) projecting from the body. Each barb (7, 9) causes the suture (1) to resist movement in an opposite direction from which the barb (7, 9) faces. The disposition of the barbs (7, 9) on the body (2) may be staggered, twist cut multiple spiral, overlapping, or random. Also, the configuration of the barbs (7, 9) may be a certain spirality angle a, barb cut angle, barb cut depth, barb cut length, barb cut distance, corrugated barb underside, arcuate barb base, or varying barb size.

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Inventors:

LEUNG JEFFREY C (US)
RUFF GREGORY (US)
MEGARO MATTHEW (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2003/030664

Publication Date:

July 29, 2004

Filing Date:

September 29, 2003

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

QUILL MEDICAL INC (US)
LEUNG JEFFREY C (US)
RUFF GREGORY (US)
MEGARO MATTHEW (US)

International Classes:

A61B17/04; A61B17/08; A61B17/06; (IPC1-7): A61B17/08

Foreign References:

US3123077A	1964-03-03
US3918455A	1975-11-11
US5330503A	1994-07-19
US6241747B1	2001-06-05

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